Russian theme in the music of foreign composers. Volume 1

The scientific reference publication is the first experience of summarizing information about foreign (“non -Russian”) music dedicated to Russia. The book contains vocabulary articles about more than 4,600 composers and their “Russian” opuses. The “Russian theme” as a reflection of the Russian principle in a work of art manifests itself in a purely musical specificity in the form of citation, arranging and stylization of Russian folklore or works of Russian composers, the use of Russian folk instruments. It is also wider - as a manifestation of the most general, indigenous deep aspects of national identity, such as culture (language, literature and art, domestic traditions), history (events and milestones of the formation of the Russian state, large historical personalities), territorial location and natural habitat and natural environment , religious beliefs, features of the social being and psychology of the Russian, the picture of the world developing in his mind.
For professional musicians, specialists in the field of culture and art, students of art universities and secondary educational institutions, researchers, employees of publishers and special libraries, as well as readers interested in the problems of musical art and culture